12 main messages and 30 basic fakes in Vladimir Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson
By inviting Tucker Carlson (agreeing to his request) to give an interview, Vladimir Putin pursued a goal that was previously...
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When stability and predictability mean war
It was July 25, 1998, and I happened to be in the anteroom of Alexei Kudrin's office. He was the...
Ukraine: Zelensky may soon oust military chief Zaluzhny
Rumors are making the rounds in Kiev that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will fire the head of his armed forces,...
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber is just a paper tiger
Russia’s dwindling fleet of Su-34 Fullback Strike Fighters has made headlines for all the wrong reasons since the onset of the...
Why India rents nuclear submarines from Russia
At the end of 2023, Russia and India took steps to expand their military cooperation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
Ukraine in dire need of new air defenses
On January 8 Ukraine was hit by the second massive missile and drone attack in ten days. The Russians struck...
NATO’s war problem: weak armor
NATO has a huge problem that will take decades to overcome. Put most simply, the armor vehicles NATO has won’t survive...
Russia hits back hard after Belgorod rocket strike
On January 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed that the Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Belgorod on December 30th would “not go...
Zelensky needs to go before Ukraine collapses
There is an emerging consensus in the Biden administration that Ukraine is barely hanging on in its war with Russia and that...
Andrei Illarionov: The only winning strategy
Center Senior Analyst for Russian and European Affairs, Andrei Illarionov, joined Privateer Station to discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and...
Putin’s diplomatic blitzkrieg to save Hamas and set up Russian base next door to Israel
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a truly imperial reception from the leaders of the UAE and Saudi Arabia during fleeting...
NATO is a mess and the Russians are winning
The British are about to sign a Naval Security Pact with Ukraine, doubling down on their support for the sinking Volodymyr...
More good money after bad for Ukraine?
President Joe Biden is pushing hard for more Ukraine money and resisting, at least so far, Republican efforts to put...
Blinken’s puzzling riddle
Ninety percent of American military aid to Ukraine stays in the United States. Or so that’s the puzzling riddle Secretary...
Is Hersh story on secret Ukraine peace talks true?
There is a story, published by Seymour Hersh and picked up by Russian media, that Ukrainian General Valerii Zaluzhny and Russian General...
Russia failed to build a fleet of aircraft carriers for a reason
Why Russia never built a fleet of aircraft carriers: Russia’s sole aircraft carrier is often the butt of a joke, not...